CHAPTER 21 JESS

"I get it. I don't want to hear about it anymore. It's fine," I groaned and slumped in the chair pinching the bridge of my nose. This was giving me a headache.

"So, what? Are you like, dating now or whatever?" I asked, and Laura shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Sam was sitting between us as the mediator, but I knew she was enjoying this.

If it were anyone else, I would have been happy for her. Hell, I would have been ecstatic, but my brother? "Why did it have to be Josh? He's such a complete asshole of a human!" My head hit the table, and I just lay there.

"I promise I didn't mean for it to happen. I don't know. He was so sweet and charming, and without warning, he stepped forward and kissed me. Like, really kissed me. I felt it all the

way...

"Stop! I don't want to hear how my brother kisses. Please. I beg of you," I said.

"Alright, we get it, Jess. You don't want to hear about your brother sleeping with your best friend. There. I said it. But to be fair, it's slim pickings out there and at least you know your brother isn't a sociopath like..." Sam trailed off, not sure if it was safe to mention Bryan yet. I burst out laughing. "Yeah, we can agree that mine was the

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relaxed, thankful that we could talk about it now without feeling like it would send me into a

but I keep that or when

with Luke?" Laura asked, desperate to

sorry for me. That's it. There is no Luke. In my mind, Luke does not exist anymore. Neither does my brother," I stated,

chew on her

exclaimed.

and my mind stopped working for a second. My brother doesn't do dates. He doesn't date. End of story. He doesn't even hook up with the same girl more than once. Like, one and done - that's his

my brother to mess with you," I said. "You know his reputation; hell, you were there

"He's just different. I don't know. When he's around me, he's so attentive and caring." She shrugged, and I

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a solution, and it was a fair one. Maybe I'd feel better if I saw my brother

jealous anyway. I feel like Josh has taken most

This, us, we are first. Always, and you know that."

pulling us together into a group hug. "Awh. Look at us, sorting out our shit like

I felt like I could take a breath. "Listen, Jess. We totally understand if Bryan scarred you for life. Like, the stupid pact

look at both of you. You are so confident now, like you got that stupid little thing out of the way, and now you are fucking fearless. I don't want to be scared of men

Really shitty, fucking creep of a

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